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Oxygen gas is used to fill a balloon and a short time later the balloon is observed to only be half full. Explain this observation. A) The balloon leaks and the temperature went down. B) More oxygen was added to the balloon and the temperature went up. C) The pressure outside the balloon went down and the pressure inside went down. D) The pressure outside the balloon went down and the temperature inside went up.

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Answer: A The balloon leaks and the temperature went down

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Answer:

It would be A.

Step-by-step explanation:

When oxygen is released, that oxygen rises and the ballons temperature will go down. Heat rises so if the ballon is dropping, then the temperature is dropping.

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